Outsider Animals: How the Creatures at the Margins of Our Lives Have the Most to Teach Us

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Marlene Zuk David J. Tuss

Outsider Animals

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ISBN: 9780691264240

How the Creatures at the Margins of Our Lives Have the Most to Teach Us

Marlene Zuk, David J. Tuss

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Princeton University Press
17 March 2026

Mathematics & Sciences; Evolution; Animal behaviour; The natural world, country life & pets

'This is a truly compelling book, rich with scientific expertise and humour.'

Isabella Rossellini

From one of our foremost experts on behavioural evolution, an entertaining exploration of what raccoons, rats, and other animal intruders teach us about intelligence, adaptability, and ourselves.

When we think of animals that provide the greatest insights into animal cognition and behaviour, primates and honeybees come to mind, or perhaps whales or octopus. What about the raccoons that plunder our rubbish at night, or the coyotes that threaten pets and livestock, or the gulls that divebomb for snacks at the beach? Outsider Animals challenges everything you thought you knew about the overlooked animals that live in proximity to humans, sharing the stories that each has to tell about adaptation and cohabitation on our increasingly crowded planet.

Marlene Zuk gives us a new appreciation for the animals we often shun, explaining why these unpopular creatures have something special to teach us not only about the ways we deal with other species but about our own place in nature and what it means for an animal to belong somewhere. You will discover how coyotes and snakes shed light on our coevolution with predators, what cockroaches tell us about the evolution of pregnancy, how butterflies make us reconsider the effects of roadside pollution, how cowbirds and mynas are forcing ecologists to think differently about invasive species, and much more.

Writing with an infectious blend of humour and curiosity, Zuk invites us to reflect on our relationships with these close-to-home creatures and the ways our lives encroach on theirs, and to draw lessons from their behaviour in all its fascinating complexity.

By: Marlene Zuk
Illustrated by: David J. Tuss
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm,
ISBN: 9780691264240
ISBN 10: 0691264244
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 17 March 2026
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Marlene Zuk is Regents Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior at the University of Minnesota and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. She has written for The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and New Scientist. Her books include Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test: How Behavior Evolves and Why It Matters and Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us About Sex, Diet, and How We Live.